The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003


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Terror Tales (Number One) ed. John B. Ford & Paul Kane (Rainfall Books 0-9540877-6-3, Sep 2003, £12.00, 209pp, tp); Original ghost/horror story anthology, leading on from the defunct Terror Tales magazine.


Brandy for Breakfast Adrian Fry (D-Press, Dec 2003, £2.00, 19pp, ph, cover by Marcia Borell); Poetry collection.


The Substance of a Shade John Glasby (Sarob Press 1-902309-38-3, 2003, £10.95, x+233pp, tp, cover by Paul Lowe); An all-new collection of 16 ghost stories from an author better known for his tales of science fiction and fantasy.


Empereur de L’Ouest Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Birmingham Science Fiction Group, Nov 2003, no price, 12pp, ph, cover by David Hicks); Short story published to commemorate Grimwood being Guest of Honur at Novacon 33, Nov-2003. Limited to 300 numbered copies. Volume 25 in the series.


Fantasy Adventures # 3 ed. Philip Harbottle (Cosmos Books 1-59224-111-5, 2003, $15.00, 152pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner); Original anthology of seven stories, with three reprints.


Fantasy Adventures # 4 ed. Philip Harbottle (Cosmos Books 1-59224-119-0, 2003, 156pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner); Original anthology of six stories, with two reprints.


Fantasy Adventures # 5 ed. Philip Harbottle (Cosmos Books 1-59224-113-9, 2003, $15.00, 164pp+, tp, cover by Ron Turner)


Fantasy Adventures # 6 ed. Philip Harbottle (Cosmos Books 1-59224-205-7, 2003, $15.00, 172pp+, tp, cover by Ron Turner)


Fantasy Adventures # 7 ed. Philip Harbottle (Cosmos Books 1-59224-206-5, 2003, $15.00, 164pp+, tp, cover by Ron Turner)


Fantasy Annual 5 ed. Philip Harbottle & Sean Wallace (Cosmos Books 1-58715-515-X, 2003, $16.99, 200pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner); Original anthology of 14 stories, with two reprints.


Three Miles Up Elizabeth Jane Howard (Tartarus Press 1-872621-75-9, May 2003, £25.00, xii+216pp, hc); Collection of four long stories (the sum total of Howard’s supernatural writings). Limited to 350 copies. [Not seen]


The Howard Reader #8 Robert E. Howard (Marek, Joe & Mona, Aug 2003, $12.25, 37pp+, quarto, cover by Richard Pace); Collection of rare Howardiana and original fragments that became “posthumous collaborations”.


Waterfront Fists and Others: The Collected Fight Stories of Robert E. Howard Robert E. Howard (Wildside Press 1-59224-136-0, 2003, $39.95, 308pp, hc); Associational collection.


Relative Magic Tanya Huff (Meisha Merlin 159222007X, Aug 2003, $16.00, 320pp, tp)


In Praise of Ridicule Rhys Hughes (D-Press, Aug 2003, £2.00, ph, cover by Carole Humphreys); Chapbook of absurdist poetry. [Not seen]


Open the Box and other stories Andrew Humphrey (Elastic Press 0-9543747-1-1, Feb 2003, £5.00, 163pp, tp); Collection of thirteen stories, mainly original and all revised for this colection.


Wakemares Tim Johnson (D-Press, Dec 2003, £2.00, 31pp, ph, cover by Carole Humphreys); Fantasy/horror collection.


FunnyBones Paul Kane (Creative Guy Publishing 1-894953-14-2, 2003, £6.99, 169pp, tp, cover by Steve Lines); Horror collection.


Shadow Writers (Volume Two) ed. Paul Kane (Rainfall Books 0-9456178-2-7, 2003, £7.99, 157pp, tp, cover by Paul Kane); Original horror anthology.


Visions & Voyages Chico Kidd (Chico Kidd, 2003, £4.50, 75pp, ph, cover by Chico Kidd); Original collection of four stories featuring Luís da Silva.


What Shadows We Pursue: Ghost Stories Volume Two Russell Kirk (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-051-4, Mar 2003, C$59.00, xiv+247pp, hc, cover by Russell Kirk); Second of two volumes collecting together Russell Kirk’s short supernatural fiction, edited with an Introduction, by John Pelan. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $45.00 and in the UK for £28.00.


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